Finlayson's squirrel vs Hover fly

Callosciurus finlaysonii compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finlayson's squirrel	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Syrphidae
Genus	Callosciurus	Cheilosia
Species	Callosciurus finlaysonii	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Finlayson's squirrel and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finlayson's squirrel	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden